Some History:
Some History ANARE surveyor Knuckey observed an Astro fix near Mt Harding in 1958.
ANARE geological survey party visited Mt Harding region in 1973
ANARE extended geodetic survey traverse to Austin Nunatak 1974
Russian airborne geophysical exploration in 1970s and recently in 1998
Chinese geological and mapping ground expedition from Zhong Shan in 1999
Knuckey Astro fix - Mt Harding 1958:
Knuckey Astro fix - Mt Harding 1958
Current work:
Current work Summer 2000/2001
Austin Nunatak 3 days GPS observation
Nunatak near Mt Harding minimum 15 days GPS observation on geodynamic mark
Slide6:
Austin Nunatak- western outlier
Slide9:
Looking South to Vukovich Rocks
Slide10:
Wilson Ridge
Future Work:
Future Work Re-observe geodynamic mark for uplift studies
Establish additional points for geodetic infrastructure in ITRF2000
Connect to Chinese or Russian monuments
Derive transformation parameters between Australian and Chinese datums